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Italy-Germany bond spread closes higher at 109.7 points

Italy-Germany bond spread closes higher at 109.7 points

The gap between Italian and German 10-year bond yields widened during the trading session on November 5.

The difference between Italy’s BTP bonds and Germany’s Bunds closed at 109.7 points, compared with 105 points at the start.

BTPs are Italian government bonds, while Bunds are German government bonds.

Italy’s bond yield stood at 4.33% at the close.

The spread is the difference between the yields on these two countries’ bonds.

A wider spread means that difference has increased, but the figures given do not explain why it changed.

No further developments are stated.

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